EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Game Notes for June 21

Published on June 21, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Binghamton Mets (26-40) vs. Trenton Thunder (34-32)

LAST GAME: Binghamton gave up a season-high tying 19 hits as the Trenton Thunder won 12-2 Friday night at NYSEG Sta- dium. Trenton scored the first 12 runs in the game as they got to B-Mets starter Eric NiesenEric NiesenEric NiesenEric Niesen scoring seven runs in the first four innings. Marcos VechionacciMarcos VechionacciMarcos VechionacciMarcos Vechionacci hit his fifth and sixth home runs of the season in the game. The first came in the fourth inning on a lead-off home run to left off Niesen. His next at bat in the fifth also resulted in a home run this time to right off Juilo De La CruzJuilo De La CruzJuilo De La CruzJuilo De La Cruz. He went 2-6 with four RBI and Eduardo Nu-Eduardo Nu-Eduardo Nu-Eduardo Nu- neznezneznez went 2-3 with three RBI. Binghamton got their two runs in the ninth when Emmanuel Garcia Emmanuel Garcia Emmanuel Garcia Emmanuel Garcia scored on a Jose ValdezJose ValdezJose ValdezJose Valdez wild pitch. Jose Coronado Jose Coronado Jose Coronado Jose Coronado then scored on a Josh Thole Josh Thole Josh Thole Josh Thole sacri- fice fly. Niesen took his second loss going four innings, giving up eight hits and six earned runs. Michael DunnMichael DunnMichael DunnMichael Dunn picked up the win with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts. Josh Schmidt Josh Schmidt Josh Schmidt Josh Schmidt started and went 4.2 shutout frames.

STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP (GAME 1): RHP Eric Brown will make his fourth consecutive start for Binghamton since enter- ing the rotation June 4. Last time out, June 16, Brown kept his team in the game throwing seven innings, while allowing three runs on nine hits in a 3-2 loss at Harrisburg. For the season, he is 4-5 with a 4.81 ERA in 58 innings. Brown worked as both a starter and as a reliever in 2008 for Binghamton and re- corded a 5-8 record with a 5.46 ERA in 17 starts spanning 94 innings. He was the Mets' 18th-round choice in 2005 out of Wingate University (NC).

RHP Jason Stephens will make his second start of the season with Trenton after being recalled from Tampa (High-A). His last start came against Binghamton on May 17 where he went five innings, giving up one run on one hit in a no-decision. He is 0- 0 with a 3.00 ERA in six innings this season. Last season he split time between Charleston (Low-A), Tampa (High-A) and Trenton (AA). With Charleston he went 2-3 with a 3.02 ERA in eight starts and 17 total appearances and in Tampa he was 3- 5 with a 4.47 ERA. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 draft by the Yankees.

STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP (GAME 2): RHP Edgar Ramirez will make his second start of the season for the B-Mets and second against Trenton. Last Sunday at Trenton he made his first start of the year and went three scoreless innings, giving up three hits. He is 0-0 with an 8.71 ERA in 10.1 innings, including six relief appearances. Ramirez split last season between St. Lucie (High-A) and Savannah (Low-A). With St. Lucie he went 1-1 with a 4.75 ERA in 14 appearances, one of which was a start. With the Sand Gnats he was 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA in 14 relief appearances. He was drafted by the Mets' in the 36th round out of LSU in 2006.

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